Collector composition

Abstract

Presently claimed invention is directed to a collector composition for the beneficiation of a mineral comprising at least one component (A) selected from the group consisting of anionic (A1) surfactants, cationic (A2) surfactants, ampholytic (A3) surfactants and non-ionic surfactants (A4), and at least one component (B) selected from the group consisting of alkoxylated polyalkyleneimine (B1) and alkoxylated hexamethylene diamine (B2).

I/We claim: 
     
         1 . A composition for the beneficiation of a mineral, wherein the composition comprises:
 A. at least one component (A), and   B. at least one component (B),   wherein the at least one component (A) is selected from the group consisting of anionic surfactants (A1), cationic surfactants (A2), ampholytic surfactants (A3) and non-ionic surfactants (A4), and   the at least one component (B) comprises a polymer selected from the group consisting of alkoxylated polyalkyleneimine (B1) and alkoxylated hexamethylene diamine (B2).   
     
     
         2 . The composition according to  claim 1 , wherein the anionic surfactants (A1) are selected from compounds of formula (A1) or derivatives thereof,
   [(G) m (Z) n ] o   (A1),
   wherein each G is independently selected from the group consisting of linear or branched, substituted or unsubstituted C 4 -C 30 -alkyl, linear or branched, substituted or unsubstituted C 4 -C 30 -alkenyl, linear or branched, substituted or unsubstituted C 4 -C 30 -heteroalkyl, substituted or unsubstituted C 6 -C 30 -aryl, substituted or unsubstituted C 6 -C 30 -cycloalkyl, linear or branched, substituted or unsubstituted C 4 -C 30 -heteroalkenyl, linear or branched, substituted or unsubstituted C 6 -C 30 -heterocycloalkyl and substituted or unsubstituted C 6 -C 30 -aralkyl;   each Z is independently selected from group consisting of   
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         X is independently selected from the group consisting of O, S, NH and CH 2 ; 
         m is an integer in the range from 1 to 10; 
         n is an integer in the range from 1 to 10; and 
         o is in the range from 1 to 100; 
         y is in the range of 1 to 10; and 
         p is 0, 1 or 2. 
       
     
     
         3 . The composition according to  claim 1 , wherein the anionic surfactants (A1) are selected from the group consisting of fatty acids, alkyl sulfates, alkyl sulfosuccinates, alkyl sulfosuccinamates, acyl sarcosides, N-acylaminoacids, alkyl benzene sulfonates, alkyl sulfonates, petroleum sulfonates, acyl lactylates and salts thereof. 
     
     
         4 . The composition according to  claim 3 , wherein the fatty acid is selected from the group consisting of saturated or unsaturated C 4 -C 30  fatty acids and mixtures thereof, salts of saturated or unsaturated C 4 -C 30  fatty acids and mixtures thereof, and condensation products of saturated or unsaturated C 4 -C 30  fatty acids and mixtures thereof. 
     
     
         5 . The composition according to  claim 4 , wherein the saturated or unsaturated C 4 -C 30  fatty acids and mixtures thereof are selected from the group consisting of octanoic acid, nonanoic acid, decanoic acid, undecanoic acid, dodecanoic acid, tridecanoic acid, tetradecanoic acid, pentadecanoic acid, hexadecanoic acid, heptadecanoic acid, isostearic acid, octadecanoic acid, nonadecanoic acid, eicosanoic acid, heneicosanoic acid, docosanoic acid, α-linolenic acid, stearidonic acid, eicosapentaenoic acid, docosahexaenoic acid, linoleic acid, linolelaidic acid, γ-linolenic acid, dihomo-γ-linolenic acid, arachidonic acid, docosatetraenoic acid, palmitoleic acid, vaccenic acid, paullinic acid, oleic acid, elaidic acid, gondoic acid, erucic acid and mead acid, and derivatives thereof containing at least one carboxylic group, tall oil or its fractions, fatty acids generated by the hydrolysis of tallow, fish oil, soybean oil, rapeseed oil, sunflower oil, corn oil, safflower oil, palm oil, palm kernel oil, and/or fatty acids derived from other plant or animal-based triglycerides, and/or fractions of such blends and derivatives thereof. 
     
     
         6 . The composition according to  claim 4 , wherein the saturated or unsaturated C 4 -C 30  fatty acids and mixtures thereof are selected from the group consisting of f tall oil or its fractions, fatty acids generated by the hydrolysis of tallow, fish oil, soybean oil, rapeseed oil, sunflower oil, corn oil, safflower oil, palm oil, palm kernel oil, and/or fatty acids derived from other plant or animal-based triglycerides, and/or fractions of such blends and derivatives thereof. 
     
     
         7 . The composition according to  claim 1 , wherein the cationic surfactants (A2) are selected from the group consisting of primary aliphatic amines, linear or branched polyethyleneimine, alkyl-substituted alkylenediamines, hydroxyalkyl-substituted alkylene diamines, quaternary ammonium compounds and salts thereof, 3-C 4 -C 30  alkoxypropane-1amines and salts thereof, N-(3-C 4 -C 30  alkoxypropyl)-1,3-diaminopropane and salts thereof, fatty amido amine and condensation products of a saturated or unsaturated C 4 -C 30  fatty acid and a polyalkylene polyamine. 
     
     
         8 . The composition according to  claim 7 , wherein the polyalkylene polyamine is selected from the group consisting of triethylene tetraamine, N 1 ,N 1′ -(ethane-1,2-diyl)bis(propane-1,3-diamine), trimethylene diamine, hexamethylene di amine, octamethylene diamine, di(heptamethylene)triamine, tripropylene tetraamine, tetraethylene pentaamine, trimethylene diamine, pentamethylene hexamine and di(trimethylene)triamine. 
     
     
         9 . The composition according to  claim 1 , wherein the ampholytic surfactants (A3) are selected from compounds which contain at least one anionic group and at least one cationic group in the molecule. 
     
     
         10 . The composition according to  claim 9 , wherein the compounds which contain at least one anionic and at least one cationic group in the molecule are selected from N-substituted sarcosides, taurides, betaines, N-substituted aminopropionic acids and N-(1,2-dicarboxyethyl)-N-alkylsulfosuccinamates or a compound of formula (A3a) 
       
         
           
           
               
               
           
         
         formula (A3a) 
         R 14  is selected from the group consisting of linear or branched, substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 30 -alkyl, linear or branched, substituted or unsubstituted C 2 -C 30 -alkenyl, R 15  is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, linear or branched, substituted or unsubstituted C 1 -C 30 -alkyl, linear or branched, substituted or unsubstituted C 2 -C 30 -alkenyl, X, Y=independent of each other selected from the group consisting of CH 2 , NH or O; and n is an integer in the range of 0 to 6. 
       
     
     
         11 . The composition according to  claim 1 , wherein the non-ionic surfactants (A4) are selected from linear or branched C 6 -C 18  alcohols, alkoxylated linear or branched C 6 -C 18  alcohols, kerosene, transformer oils and synthetic hydrocarbon oils. 
     
     
         12 . The composition according to  claim 11 , wherein the alkoxylated linear or branched C 6 -C 18  alcohol has a degree of alkoxylation in the range of 0.1 to 30, or wherein the alkoxylated linear or branched C 6 -C 18  alcohol is ethoxylated and/or propoxylated isotridecanol with a degree of branching between 1 and 3. 
     
     
         13 . (canceled) 
     
     
         14 . The composition according to  claim 11 , wherein the linear or branched C 6 -C 18  alcohol is isotridecanol with a degree of branching between 1 and 3 
     
     
         15 . The composition according to  claim 1 , wherein the alkoxylated polyalkyleneimine (B1) has a weight average molecular weight Mw in the range from 3000 to 250,000 g/mol, as determined according to GPC, which has 80 to 99% by weight ethylene oxide side chains, based on total alkoxylated polyalkyleneimine (B1). 
     
     
         16 . The composition according to  claim 1 , wherein the alkoxylated hexamethylene diamine (B2) has a weight average molecular weight Mw in the range from 2000 to 100,000 g/mol, as determined according to GPC. 
     
     
         17 . The composition according to  claim 1 , wherein the at least one alkoxylated polyalkyleneimine (B1) is selected the group consisting of ethoxylated polyethylenimine (B1a) and propoxylated polyethyleneimine (B1b). 
     
     
         18 . The composition according to  claim 1 , wherein the amount of the at least one component (A) is in the range from ≥10 wt. % to ≤99.9 wt. %, based on the total weight of the composition. 
     
     
         19 . The composition according to  claim 1 , wherein the amount of the at least one component (B) is in the range from ≥0.1 wt. % to ≤90 wt. %, based on the total weight of the composition. 
     
     
         20 - 26 . (canceled) 
     
     
         27 . A collector composition for the beneficiation of a mineral comprising:
 A. at least one component (A),   B. at least one component (B),   C. at least one frother (C),   wherein the at least one component (A) is selected from the group consisting of anionic (A1) surfactants, cationic (A2) surfactants, ampholytic (A3) surfactants and non-ionic surfactants (A4), and   the at least one component (B) comprises a polymer selected from the group consisting of alkoxylated polyalkyleneimine (B1) and alkoxylated hexamethylene diamine (B2);   wherein the amount of the at least one component (A) is in the range from ≥10 wt. % to ≤99.9 wt. %, based on the total weight of the composition; and the amount of the at least one component (B) is in the range from ≥0.1 wt. % to ≤90 wt. %, based on the total weight of the composition.   
     
     
         28 . A collector composition for the beneficiation of a mineral comprising:
 A. at least one component (A),   B. at least one component (B),   C. at least one frother (C), and   D. at least one modifier (D),   wherein the at least one component (A) is selected from the group consisting of anionic (A1) surfactants, cationic (A2) surfactants, ampholytic (A3) surfactants and non-ionic surfactants (A4), and   the at least one component (B) comprises a polymer selected from the group consisting of alkoxylated polyalkyleneimine (B1) and alkoxylated hexamethylene diamine (B2);   wherein the amount of the at least one component (A) is in the range from ≥10 wt. % to ≤99.9 wt. %, based on the total weight of the composition and the amount of the at least one component (B) is in the range from ≥0.1 wt. % to ≤90 wt. %, based on the total weight of the composition.   
     
     
         29 .- 32 . (canceled)